23 Madison Avenue, Birmingham, B36 8EG
About 23 Madison Avenue
23 Madison Avenue is a semi-detached house in Birmingham (B36 8EG). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 117.9% above the 2001 sale of £117,500. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Madison Avenue has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
- Council
- Hodge Hill & Solihull North
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/08689/PA
What's in 23 Madison Avenue, Birmingham, B36 8EG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
23 Madison Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£117,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2001Most recent
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in B36 8EG: £289,950 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in B36 8EG
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Versus other Madison Avenue homes
On floor area, 23 Madison Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,506
Street avg £1,683
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Stechford Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hodge Hill Primary School. 45 schools nearby.
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